<March 1

I. Opening Go-Around

The name game is now almost over (Mike K, Nelson, Andy, Ian, Jordy, Aileen, Ismail, and Yermenis are left)

Give the author and title of the text that you read for today. If you did not do the homework, you will have to pass (or say what you will read later). Tell us a little something about this text (in 2-3 sentences).

Thank You All for Always Being So Willing to Experiment!!!​​ (especially with the photo-essay and group discussions)

III. "Pass the Hat": Preparing Your Question(s)

You have a sheet of paper that you need to complete. Fill it out based on your article. Be prepared for everyone in your small group to read/hear what you write on this sheet today.

Framing your question will not be easy. Give a little background on the text that you read and then ask a good discussion question. Do not be SUPER-generic like: why do you think racism still exists today? One easy approach would be to simply say: X argues this in the essay, ____. What do you think of that? [Here is an example from fall 2016: Salaam realizes that she is empowered as a woman to enter into conversation with men who catcall, if she so chooses, and that catcalling is not a result of what she wears or how she acts. Do women really have the power to respond if they so choose? Why do women need to design defensive tactics to protect themselves? Why isn't the focus on stopping men? What are men's roles in stopping sexual harassment? (i.e., what is a man's responsibility when his "friends" catcall?)]

You are NOT going to have the opportunity to explain your question later on. If what you wrote does not make sense, the facilitator who reads your question aloud MUST MOVE ON! You cannot dominate the group's time explaining what you mean because you don't know how to come up with a good question!

Make sure you put your name on your sheet of paper and submit it with the homework.

Move into small groups.

IV. "Pass the Hat": Targeted Discussions Part I

Choose a facilitator for your small group. It should NOT be someone who has already facilitated. Step up to the plate, yall!

The facilitator needs to collect all of the slips of paper. Shuffle them up. Put them in a hat, whatever you need to do.

The facilitator should pick a question at random and throw it out to the group. When the discussion about that question seems to fall and taper off, pick a new question.

Do this until time has been called. Carmen will pick up "used questions" as she rotates the room. Facilitators, please STAR the papers/questions that sparked the most discussion.

V. Whole Class DiscussionWhat topic/issue did your group spend a lot of time on?